Leg-holder for shoe-polishing stands.



M. CAPIZZI.

LEG HOLDER FOR SHOE POLISHING STANDS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-20. I918.

Patented Feb. 25, 1919.

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M. CAPIZZI.

LEG HOLDER FOR SHOE POLISHING STANDS.

AEPLICATIONHLED SEPT. 20. 1918.

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MICHAEL o APIzz oF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, MICHAEL CAPIzzI, a

subject of the King of Italy, residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Leg-Holders for Shoe- Polishing Stands, of which. the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a device for holding the footer leg of a person while the shoe on the same is being shined on a shoe polishing stand. In stands of this character as heretofore generally constructed a "foot rest" is employed which suppressure by the patron in order to prevent the shoe from being pushed backwardly or sidewise during the polishing operation which is not only inconvenient but also in-' terferes with the v shining operation.

-It' is the object of this invention to provide a leg holder which-cooperates with the foot rest andserves to hold the leg both against rearward as well as'sidewise motion while the shoe is supported by the rest and is of such constructionthat it is not difficult to operate and automatically clasps or embraces the leg when'placing the foot'in the'shining position and also automatically releases the leg when the latter is removed from this positlon, and which can be readily moved into r out of its operative position and also easily adjusted to clasp or grip the leg at difl'erent pointsin itsheight as may be most desirable.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary verticalsection of a shoe polishing stand equipped with my improved leg holder. 'Fig. 2 is a vertical section,- on an enlarged scale, taken 'on line2--2,'Fig. 1. Figs. 3 and 4 are detached elevations of the two sections of the rotary coupling between the leg clasp and the supporting standard. Fig. 5J'isa top plan view, partly in sectionand'on an enlarged scale, of the'clasp and adjacent parts of the leg holderembodying my invention.

Similar characters of reference refer to like parts throughout the several views.

In its general organization theshoe polishing stand may belike those now in general use, that shown in the drawings comprising a base or body 1 upon the upper Specification of Letters Patent.

operation.

LEG-HOLDER non SHOE-POLISHING s'mnns;

Patented. Feb. 25,1919.

Application filed September 20, 1918. Serial No. 254,907.

whose shoes are'to be shined while the lower part is provided with a pedestal 2 provided at its upper end with a rest 3 for the underside of the shoe 6' which is to be polished and a rearwardly facing shoulder 4 which is adapted to be engaged by the front side of the heel of the shoe so as to limit the fora ward motion of the same during the shining Myimproved leg holder which is associated with these parts comprises in its general organization a standard which rises from the'low'er part of the base in rear of the pedestal and foo-t rest, and a-clasp or gripper mounted on the upper part of this standard and adapted to embrace the'leg 5 from'the rear side thereof.

' This standard may be'variously constructed but in the preferred form the same is capable of vertical adjustment so as to per- Init of engaging the clasp with the leg of a person at different points in its height or length. As shown in the drawings this is accomplished by constructing thestandard of a lower upright tubular section 7 which ing plate 8 whereby the same is secured to the base of the shoe polishing standard and an upper section 9 which s'lideswith' its lower end in the lower standard section "and is held inits vertically adjusted position thereon by means of a clamp screw 10 arranged on the upper part of the lower standard section and engaging with the'lower part of the upper standard section. "The is provided at its lower end with an attachv.

upper part of the upper standard section is preferably deflect-ed rearwardly as'shown at 11a sufficient extent to prevent interference therewith of the heel of the shoe which is to be shined when the person is applying the shoe to the foot rest or removing the same therefrom. At its upper endjthe upper standard section terminates in a forwardly projecting arm 12 upon which is mounted the clasp which. is adapted to graspthe leg of the person. I This clasp comprises a supporting head 13 whichis of substantially horseshoe form and has its sides projecting forwardlyand which supports the various movable members of the 'clasp.j In order to permit this clasp to move out ofithe way when a person is getting on or olf the shoe polishing stand this head is pivotally connee-ted with thefarm' ofthe upper standard section so that the same can be swung either downwardly into apendant inoperative'position with reference to this arm as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1, or into a horizon: tal forwardly projecting positionwvil'h ref erence to this arm, as shown by. full. lines in Fig. 1, in which ositio'ntlisame' is in operative relation to the foot rest for prop nection between the head of the clasp may -be, constructedin any suitable'way, but as shown in the drawings the same preferably comprises two coupllngfsections 2t, 25 one of which isconnected with the center part of therear side of the supporting-head and-the other-with the horizontal arm of the standard. The opposing faces of these twocoupling sections j are preferably, made flat and one of these faces, for instance that of the coupling section 2e connected with the supporting head, {is provided with a plurality .of pockets26 which are arranged in an annular row aboutthe' axis of this head, while the fiat faceof the other coupling se'ction 25 i'siprovi ded on diametrically, opposite sides with two recesses 28, 28=in which are; seated two locking or coupling balls 27-, 27 which are adapted to engage wit-h pairs ofpockets in the other coupling section. The two coupling sections. are pivotally connected.

'witheach; other concentrically with; the row of po'ckets'byf nieans of a-c'ouPling-bolt 29 passing horizontally: and transversely through the SiHIlQyttSSllOWI]. in Figs; '1, 2 and 5. In *order to hold'the two coupling secti'ons yieldinglyin engagement withopposite sides of the two balls between the same, la yielding retaining device is provided which preferablyic'onsists of a spring washer 30 arranged around the shank of-the pivot bolt 29 andbearingat its outer end against the head of the bolt while its inner end bears ag inst the bottom of 'HM'IGCQSS 31 in the adjacent part of this coupling section. By this IIIBfLIIS'lJhG clasp can beturned. vertically? either into its operative elevated position or'intoit's inoperative depressed; position during which time-the'pair of-locking balls} are moved from one pair of locking capable of swinging horizontally.

pockets :to another and the spring-operates tohold the part yieldingly in whatever position the same-niay beshifted.

Arranged in f-iion't-of-the supporting head are-two-laterallymovable jaws 14:, 1 which are preferably, of S-sha-ped form and each pivoted ;;at;i;ts rearendto the front end of oneside of the supporting headso as torpe 1 e front ends of these two jaws are connected by a fiexible gripping band-which is of-substantially U-shaped form and has its; loop extendingrearwardly. into the space between the head and the swinging jaws. This g ripe in it's' preferred form the same comprises an 0111361680171011216j'GOHStTHCtGd; of sQringmetal and an inner section 17 constructed of leather, these two sections being preferably CO'-eXfiBi1SiV and having-their outer ends turned around the forward extremities of the jawsafid secured thereto by means of screws 18 as shown in Fig. 1, or by any erly'enga ing the legof the pers'onwho'se shoes are to be shined. This pivotal; 001boperate to guide jthe rea'r part of the grip- V ping-band relatively to the supporting-head.

as shown in Fig. 5 preferablycompr1sea curved follower 19 secured to the rea'ris'ide' These auxiliaryjsh'if-ting and guiding means,

of the gripping band bymean's of a screw-20 or otherwisatwolongitudinal guide rods 21,

21- arranged parallel; on opposite sides of the longitudinal centenof the; supporting head and-each securedat: its front end to the follower adjacent to one end thereofwhile the "rear; end of this rod'is guided inan'opeir' i11g-in-tl1eadjacent-rearpart of the supporting-head-.;- This follower-together withthe guide rodsfand therearpa'rt'ofthe gripping bandpisyielclingly,--moved [intoits forward -p ositibn: -by twosprings QQ-ea'ch of which surrounds oneof-th'e guide-rods and bears 7 at itsfront againstthe-rear side of the' follower while its-rearend bears against "the front side of thesupporting head. Forward movement of? the follower and the parts connected therewith unden the action of the springs 22, 22 is limitedbyuneans of stops 23 consisting-preferably of 'pins arranged 91 the rear ends of the guide rods and engaging with-the rear side of the supporting head=-- T r V 7 I Prep aratory, "to engaging this clasp wi th the leg; of a personfwhose; shoes are to be shined, thesameis swung; upwardly into its operative positionat whichtiniefits jaws are spread apart and its grippingband drawn forwardly thereby ca-using the grippingbahd toassume aposition lH' XV'hlOh a forwardly opening-mouth is formed between thefront ends thereo'f,=asshown-by full lines in Fig- 5; While the clasp -is' i11 this position theleg of tlie personi's moved rear wartlly through; the mouth- 0f the gripping band and into the bightthereof which rearward movenleift of theleg is continued :a sufficient distance to cause the gripping band and the-follower ;-to be mQVedvrearWardly in opposition to the springs-22 to produ'ce 'a rearwardpul-l by the ends of the gripping i band on thegrippinghjait's and automatic'all-y sWingEthe latter inwardly-into a positien shownby dotted linesin-Fig; 5: When the parts are in this' position the b-ight of the gripping band engages with the rear and -lateral -rsides of the leggand the front ends of this band and the jaws extend across the front of the leg, thereby embracing the latter with the yielding grip which is however suificiently firm to reliably hold the same against sidewise motion.

When the polishing of the shoe has been completed it is only necessary for the patron to move his leg forwardly when the clasp will open automatically and release the legs so that the same can be freely disengaged from the clasp. By this means the shoe will be held against displacement on the foot rest without any particular effort on the part of the person being served and the operation of shining the shoe can be accomplished with greater comfort to the patron and also without liability of interfering with the shining operation as the attendant applies the polishing material, and implements to the shoes.

I claim as my invention:

1. A holder for shoe polishing stands comprising a supporting head adapted to receive the leg of a person, two horizontally movable jaws mounted on said head and adapted to extend across the front of said leg, and a flexible band connecting said jaws and adapted to extend around the rear and sides of said leg.

2. A holder for shoe polishing stands comprising a supporting head adapted to receive the leg of a person, two horizontally movable jaws mounted on said head and adapted to extend across the front of said leg, and a flexible band connecting said j aws and adapted to extend around the rear and sides of said leg and comprising an outer section of spring metal and an inner section of leather.

3. A holder for shoe polishing stands comprising a supporting head adapted to receive the leg of a person, two horizontally movable jaws mounted on said head and adapted to extend across the front of said leg, a flexible band connecting said jaws and adapted to extend around the rear and sides of said leg, and means for yieldingly retaining said band in a forward expanded position and said jaws in a separated position.

4. A holder for shoe polishing stands comprising a supporting head adapted to receive the leg of a person, two horizontally movable jaws mounted on said head and adapted to extend across the front of said leg, a flexible band connecting said jaws and adapted to extend around the rear and sides of said leg, and means for yieldingly retaining said band in a forwardly expanded position and said jaws in a separated position comprising a follower connected with said band, guiding means connected with said follower and sliding in said head, and spring means interposed between said follower and head. i

5. A holder for shoe polishing stands comprising a supporting head adapted to receive the leg of a person, two horizontally movable jaws mounted on said head and adapted to extend across the front of said leg, a flexible band connecting said jaws and adapted to extend around the rear and sides of said leg, and means for yieldingly retaining said band in a forward expanded position and said jaws in a separated position comprising a curved follower connected with the central part of the rear side of said band, guide rods connected at their front ends with opposite ends of said follower and sliding at their rear ends in said head, springs surrounding said rods and engaging their front and rear ends with said follower and head, and stops arranged on said rods and engaging with the rear side of said head.

MICHAEL OA'PIZZI.

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